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Police arrest two over murder and robbery at Aduman
The Ashanti North Regional Police Command says it has arrested two men in connection with a robbery and murder at Aduman in the Kodie Municipality.
According to them, the suspects Sani Abacha, 28, and Asante Eric, 23 attacked two young men and stole a tricycle, popularly known as Aboboyaa, on Sunday, October 19, 2025.
They explained that Abacha lured the victims, 18-year-old Kwabena Yankyira and 15-year-old Kwabena Boateng, under the pretense of using the tricycle to carry firewood from his farm. After leading them into a bush, he attacked both with a cutlass, leaving them with several wounds, before fleeing with the tricycle.
Police said Abacha later contacted his accomplice, Eric, and together they hid the tricycle at the Aboabogya Cemetery.
They later sold it to another man identified only as Balawe, who is now on the run.
The police said that the next morning, a resident found Kwabena Yankyira unconscious in a cocoa farm near the Aduman Old Town Cemetery with deep cutlass wounds to his neck, head, and ear.
He was rushed to St. Patrick’s Hospital at Maase-Offinso for treatment. Sadly, the body of the second victim, Kwabena Boateng, was later found nearby with similar injuries.
They said officers who visited the scene recovered a cutlass believed to have been used in the attack and took the deceased’s body to St. Patrick’s Hospital for preservation and autopsy.
According to them, after an intelligence-led operation, they arrested Sani Abacha on October 24, 2025, at Asafo Tinkamu.
He later led the team to arrest his accomplice, Asante Eric, at Aboabogya. Both have reportedly confessed to committing the crime.
They added that the suspects were arraigned before the Kodie Magistrate Court on October 28, 2025, on provisional charges of robbery and murder. They have been remanded into prison custody to reappear on November 25, 2025.
The Command said they are still working to arrest the third suspect and recover the stolen tricycle.
They assured the public that they remain committed to fighting violent crime and urged anyone with information that could lead to the arrest of the remaining suspect to contact the nearest police station or call 191, 18555, or 112.
By: Jacob Aggrey
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Abu Trica’s extradition case: Prophets, fetish priests demand pay for spiritual solution …Lawyer reveals
Mr Oliver Barker-Vormawor, a lawyer for embattled Frederick Kumi, affectionately called Abu Trica and has made a shocking revelation over the behaviour of some members of the clergy.
According to him in a post on social media, the difficult part of Abu Trica’s trial is not the law but the number of ‘Men of God’ and fetish priests demanding financial sacrifices to help resolve the matter spiritually.
Oliver Barker-Vormawor posted on Tuesday, April 22, 2026, “The most difficult part about the Abu Trica case; is not the law.”
He continued: “It is the number of, prophetesses, evangelists and fetish priests, who have called or messaged to ask us to pay for spiritual solutions.”
It would be recalled that in March this year, the Gbese District Court dismissed a preliminary objection filed by Abu Trica, challenging the extradition proceedings initiated at the request of the United States.
The court, presided over by Anna Akosua Appiah Gottfried Anaafi Gyasi, in its ruling held that the offences forming the basis of the extradition, particularly wire fraud, constitute extraditable offences under the 1931 treaty between Ghana and the United States.
He was then given 15 days counting from March 27 to appeal the decision of the court or be surrendered for extradition to the US.
Against this backdrop, he was on Tuesday, April 22, granted a bail in the sum of GH¢30,000,000 by an Accra High, pending the appeal of his extradition
Mr Kumi was arrested in Ghana in December 2025 following an indictment by United States authorities, alleging that he played a role in a romance scam network that defrauded elderly American victims of more than $8 million.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
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From panic to pass: how parents, teachers can help children beat BECE, WASSCE exam phobia- Part 1
Walk through any Junior High or Senior High compound in Ghana as BECE or WASSCE approaches and you will see it.
A bright girl suddenly quiet. A boy who led class debates now sleeping at his desk. A Form three student with stomach pains every Monday morning.
This is not laziness. This is academic stress. When left unaddressed, it hardens into exam phobia-overwhelming dread that pushes children into burnout, avoidance, and sometimes silence.
As a mental health professional who sits with these children and their parents at Counselor Prince & Associates Consult (CPAC) in Adenta Oyarifa-Teiman, I see the pattern clearly.
Research confirms it. Putwain and Daly (2014) found that high test anxiety predicts lower grades independent of ability. Zeidner (1998) showed that chronic academic pressure raises cortisol, weakens memory recall, and increases school dropout risk. The brain under fear cannot retrieve what it studied.
Understanding the storm: What academic stress really looks like
Exam phobia is not just “being nervous.” It shows up as headaches before mocks, sudden anger when books are mentioned, night-time insomnia, or perfectionism that ends in blank scripts.
Some children over-study until 2 a.m. and forget everything by 9 a.m. Others avoid books completely, scrolling phones instead. Both are distress signals. Dr Kenneth Ginsburg, a paediatrician specialising in adolescent resilience, notes: “Stress is not the enemy; feeling alone with stress is.” Too many Ghanaian children feel alone with it.
The home front: How parents and couples become safe havens, not extra pressure
The first antidote is at home. Structure beats shouting. Set a predictable study slot-same time, same place, with water and a light snack. Then protect sleep like you protect school fees. A tired brain fails faster than an unprepared one. Use the “15-minute start rule”: “Just sit for 15 minutes. If you still can’t, we close and try after a walk.” Often, starting is the hardest part.
Couples must watch their language. “Don’t disgrace us” plants fear. Replace it with “We see your effort. What part feels hardest today?” Praise process, not only position: “You revised three topics and asked for help—that is maturity.” Research by Dweck (2006) confirms that process praise builds resilience while outcome praise increases anxiety.
For caregivers, check your own anxiety. Children borrow our nervous system. If BECE makes you panic, they will panic. One parent grounds—keeps meals, prayer, and bedtime steady. The other pivots—talks to teachers, adjusts timetables, arranges counselling. Both protect rest. An empty cup cannot pour calm.
Resources
– Counsellor Prince & Associates Consult (CPAC): Award-winning Clinical Mental Health and Counselling Facility, accredited by the Ghana Psychology Council.
– School-Based Support: Speak to Guidance & Counselling units, or licensed school counsellors. E.g. Counsellor Blessing Offei – 0559850604 (School Counsellor).
– Contact CPAC for Parent Coaching/Counselling & Student Therapy: 055 985 0604 / 055 142 8486
